Candle-holder.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

N'ICEFOR ZYLIEWICZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CANDLE-HOLDER.

Application led January 11, 1912. Serial No. 670,708.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Nlonron ZYLIEwIoz, being a citizen of the UnitedSt-ates, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook` andState of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Candle-Holder,of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an inexpensive and durablecandleholder, particularly adapted for use with Christmas trees, whichcan readily be adjusted to various lengths, and which is provided withready and simple means to clamp the several portions into fixedpositions relative to each other, and also with novel means forattachment to a vertical support.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device, showing mycandleholder provided with two candle sockets, one of which is mountedon a wire which is bent so as to form a clamp; Fig. 2 is a likeelevation showing my candleholder provided with but one candle socket,the several portions of the holder being clamped together by anindependent wire clamp' Fig. 3 is a sectional view in the planeindicated by line V3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. et is a sectional view in theplane indicated by line 1- 4 in Fig. l; and Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof the bracket constituting part of my device.

Referring to the drawings, metal rod 5 is attached by means of slottedbracket 6, to trunk 7 of a Christmas tree. Bracket 6 consists of a stripof springy metal, arms 8 and 9 of which preferably form an approximatelyright angle between them. Into arm 8 slots 10 are cut from below, whileinto arm 9 slots 11 are cut from above. Bracket 6 is placed againsttrunk 7 so as that both arms 8 and 9 are in contact therewith. Rod 5 isthen placed with one of its ends int-o one of slots 10, and thereuponforced down into one of slots 11 so as to wedge trunk 7 between it andarms 8 and 9. Bracket 6 may be sprung a little to accomplish the propertit. Accordingly as trunk 7 is of larger or smaller diameter, slotsnearer to, or farther from the outer ends of arms 8 and 9 are chosen forthe insertion of rod 5. On the other end of rod 5 is mounted slottedtube 12, to the flattened end 13 of which is att-ached, by rivet 14,candle Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

socket l5, provided with drip-catcher 16. Another candle socket 17,provided with drip-catcher 18, is mounted on the end of a wire 19, whichpasses, with loop 20, around rod 5 and tube 12, andhas its other endformed into spring 21, adapted to be hooked over rod 5 and tube12, andadjusted so, with reference to loop 20, as to bring loop 20 into rmengagement with rod 5 and tube 12, when spring 21 is hooked over them,thereby pressing' rod 5 and tube 12 into firm engagement with eachother, and preventing both sliding and turning motions of tube 12 and ofsockets 15 and 17 with reference to rod 5.

Vhere but one candle socket is to be used, as shown in Fig. 2, a wirespring 22, .passing, with loop 23, around rod 5 and tube 12 and havingits ends formed into a spring clamp 211, adapted to be pushed over rod 5and tube 12, and to engage these members between them, is employed tobind rod 5 and tube 12 into firm engagement with each other.

I claim,

1. In candleholders, the combination, with a stem provided withfastening means at one end, of a slotted tube slidably mounted on thestem; a candle socket attached to the outer end of the tube; and a wireclamp, carrying an additional candle socket, mounted on the stem and thetube, for the purpose described.

2. In candleholders, the combination, with a stem, and candle socketscarried by the stem, of a slotted clamp adapted to coperate with thestem in attaching the candleholder to a vertical support, substantiallyas described.

3. In candleholders, the combination, with a stem, and candle socketscarried by the stem, of a clamp having two arms placed at approximatelyright angles to each other, one of said arms being slotted from below,and the other arm being slotted Jfrom above, said clamp being adapted tocoperate with the stem in attaching the candleholder to a verticalsupport, substantially as described.

NICEFOR ZYLIEWICZ.

Witnesses:-

JOHN BINLAwsKI, B. ZYLinwIcz.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Washington, D. C.

